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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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