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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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