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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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