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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these new open education ventures. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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