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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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