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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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