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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are enabling humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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