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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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