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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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