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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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