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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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