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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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