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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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