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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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