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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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