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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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