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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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