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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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