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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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