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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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