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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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