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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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