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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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