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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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