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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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