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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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