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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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