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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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