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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning have empowered learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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