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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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