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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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