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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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