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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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