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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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