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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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