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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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