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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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