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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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