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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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