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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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