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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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