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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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