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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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