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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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