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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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