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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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