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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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