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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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