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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology enable students all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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