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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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