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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business 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 stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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