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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning have enabled learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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