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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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