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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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