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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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