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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major 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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