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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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