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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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