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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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