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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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