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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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