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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open educational ventures. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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