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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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