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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies 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 educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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