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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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