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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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