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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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