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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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