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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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