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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning make it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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