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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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