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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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