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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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