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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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