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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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