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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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