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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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