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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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