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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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