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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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