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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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