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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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