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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners 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. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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