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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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