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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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