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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies 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 online education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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