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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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