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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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