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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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