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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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