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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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