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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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