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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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