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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education