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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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