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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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