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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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