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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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