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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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