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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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