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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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