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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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