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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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