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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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