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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently 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 a lot of topics that online learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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