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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand 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 resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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