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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. 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 massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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