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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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