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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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