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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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