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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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