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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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