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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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