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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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