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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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