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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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