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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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