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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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