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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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