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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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