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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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