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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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