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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand these open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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