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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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