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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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