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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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