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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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