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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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