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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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