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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators 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 experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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