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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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