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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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