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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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