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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning enable learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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