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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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