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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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