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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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