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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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