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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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