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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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