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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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