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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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