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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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