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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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