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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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