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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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