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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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