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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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