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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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