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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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