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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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