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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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