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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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