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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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