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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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