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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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