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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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