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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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