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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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