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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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