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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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