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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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