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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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