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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning technology enable learners all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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