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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) 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 learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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