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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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