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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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