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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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