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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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