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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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