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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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