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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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