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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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