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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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