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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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