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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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