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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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