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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these MOOC courses? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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