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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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