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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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