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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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