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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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