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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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