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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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