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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily 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 a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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