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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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