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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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