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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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