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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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