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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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