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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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