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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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