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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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