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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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