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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning are enabling humans all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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