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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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