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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always 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 online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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