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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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