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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations 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 we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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