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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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