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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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