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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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