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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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