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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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