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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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