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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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