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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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