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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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