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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning are empowering students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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