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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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