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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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