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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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