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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate 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. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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