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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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