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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key 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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