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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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