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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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