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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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