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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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