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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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