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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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