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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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