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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure 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 MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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