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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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