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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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