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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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