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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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