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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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