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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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