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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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