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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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