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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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