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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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