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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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