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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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