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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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