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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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