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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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