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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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