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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. 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 online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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