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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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