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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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