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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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