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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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