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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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