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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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