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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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