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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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