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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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