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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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