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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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