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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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