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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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