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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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