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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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