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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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