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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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