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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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