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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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