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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different 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 institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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