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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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