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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of these open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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