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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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