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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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