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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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