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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free 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 a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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