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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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