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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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