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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online courses. 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 massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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