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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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