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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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