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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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