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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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