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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic education technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach 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 optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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