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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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