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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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