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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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