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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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