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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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