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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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