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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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