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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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