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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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