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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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