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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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