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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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