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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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