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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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