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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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