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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning enable learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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