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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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