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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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