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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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