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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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