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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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