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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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