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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology enable students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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