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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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