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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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