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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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