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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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