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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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