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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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