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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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