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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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