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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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