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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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