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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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