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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure 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 massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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