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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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