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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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