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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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