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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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