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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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