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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major 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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