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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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