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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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