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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different 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 in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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