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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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