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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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