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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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