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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What 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 in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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