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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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