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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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