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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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