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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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