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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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