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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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