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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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