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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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