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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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