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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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