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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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