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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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