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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What 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 institutions manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend these open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also explores the key 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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