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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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