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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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