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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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