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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have empowered students all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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