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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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