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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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