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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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