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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning are enabling students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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