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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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