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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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