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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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