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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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