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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology enable learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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