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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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