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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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