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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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