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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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