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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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