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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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