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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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