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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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