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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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