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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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