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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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