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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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