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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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