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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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