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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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