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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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