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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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