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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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