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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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