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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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