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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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