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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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