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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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