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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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