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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning enable humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education