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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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