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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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