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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key 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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