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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology enable people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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