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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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