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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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