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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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