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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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