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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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