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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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