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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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