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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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