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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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