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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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