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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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