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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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