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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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