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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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