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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning are enabling students all over the world to participate 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. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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