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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines 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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