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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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