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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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