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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants 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 MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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