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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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