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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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