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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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