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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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