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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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