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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes 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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