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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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