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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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