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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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