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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the interesting 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 interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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