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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that educators 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 experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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