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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important 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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