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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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