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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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