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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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