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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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