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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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