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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses 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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