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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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