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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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