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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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