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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in 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. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers 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 evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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