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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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