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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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