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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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