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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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