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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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