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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies 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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