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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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