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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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