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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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