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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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