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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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