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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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