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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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