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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the most important 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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