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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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