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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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