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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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