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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in 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 online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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