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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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