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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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