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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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