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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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