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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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