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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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