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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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