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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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