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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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