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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes 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 experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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