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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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