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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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