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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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