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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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