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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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