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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning are empowering students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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