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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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