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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the 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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