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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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