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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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