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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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