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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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