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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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