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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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