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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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