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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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