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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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