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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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