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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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