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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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