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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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