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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important 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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