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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand these new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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