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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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