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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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