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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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