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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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