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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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