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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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