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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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