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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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