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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the major 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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