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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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