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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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