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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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