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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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