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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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