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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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