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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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