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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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