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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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