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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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