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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations 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 educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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