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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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