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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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