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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? 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 experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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