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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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