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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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