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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. People want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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