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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning are empowering humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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