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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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