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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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