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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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