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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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