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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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