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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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