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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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