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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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