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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. 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 usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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