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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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