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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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