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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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