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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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