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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the most important 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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