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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning enable students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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