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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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